First Thursday Films @ the Capri: “Soul”
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Joe Gardner is an average guy teaching music in middle school whose real dream is to be a jazz musician. When he finally earns the chance to perform onstage, he has an accident that leaves him in a near-death state. As his soul is scheduled to proceed to the afterlife, he discovers that his body is still not dead. He escapes to a before-life place where he tries to negotiate a deal so he could return to Earth—before it’s too late.
Be sure to stay for the post-screening community discussion with 3D animator and professor Kristin Solid, and MSP Film Programmer Craig Laurence Rice.
About the Speaker
Kristin Solid is a St. Paul-based 3D animator and professor. She has animated and supervised on over 20 Hollywood feature films as well as games, ride films, and commercials. Most recently, she animated and supervised a global team of animators on The Yin Yang Master, a feature film that premiered on Netflix in 2021.
Before relocating to Minnesota in 2013, Solid worked as Senior Animation Supervisor at Rhythm and Hues, a Los Angeles-based Academy Award-winning studio and one of the world’s leading producers of animation and visual effects. Kristin has also worked at ILM (Transformers), Weta (King Kong), and on Tim Burton’s film, 9.
Solid graduated from St. Olaf College and received an M.F.A. in Animation from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.
Programmed in partnership with the MSP Film Society, and the Minnesota Historical Society, First Thursday Films @ the Capri aims to create a space for dialogue and better understanding.
Come for the movies. Stay for the conversation.
